Despite the ways technology has improved our lives, it has made us its slaves. It has influenced our cultural landscape. A digital quick-fix is what we need at all times. Internet technology has become an integral part of our lives. Proliferation of tech gadgets is a cherry on top. Between gaming consoles, tablets, cell phones […]
Posting videos online isn’t something new these days. Teen have been sharing their and others videos on social media with the convenience of platforms like Facebook, YouTube, etc. However, most of these social media giants have been working on bringing something more raw and visceral to their users and live-streaming is how they are planning […]
So let’s just believe that you have a very strong communication with your kids (which is actually rare these days). You have the perfect kinds of parent-child relationship that’s necessary for your kids’ upbringing and you think that it’s enough. You also have regular evening or bedtime conversations with your kids and they even share […]
Earlier this year, something very tragic happened when Tovanna Holton, a 15-year old girl took her own life, because some bullies shared a nude video of her through Snapchat. Not long before Holton passed away, she talked to her mother about the video and how one of her friends posted it on the social media. […]
Teenage is a tough time for our kids. It’s a time when they are finding conformity in everything that they come across. And if there is something that threatens their status quo, bullies and harassers are created. It’s one way for the teens to gain confidence and strength by intimidating other around them. Bullying is […]
Search your own childhood memories and you will come across incidents at school where you or someone you knew was either bullied or bullied someone else, it was a bad thing and it is common and it still is, except the venue has changed. Although, cases of bullying still occur but are somewhat restricted due […]
In the part 1, we talked about how unsolicited internet access is one of the reasons why our kids are getting early exposure to pornographic content. We also talked about the impact of social media and dating apps aggrandisement. Today, we need to talk a little more about the hazards of the internet and how […]
Cyberethics has to play an important role in keeping our children safe and sound around this new technology-driven space. It’s necessary that kids understand these digital ethics to flourish without tripping. Our electronic devices offer many appealing and entertaining features, but beneath all that treasured anonymity, there are a few dangerous threats lurking around. It’s […]
There is an intense study being carried out in U.S. on cyberbullying. It’s not the first time that research has been done on this issue. But the important thing about this study is that it’s conducted by the Social Media Giant Facebook. The peculiarity of the situation can be understood from the fact that the […]